A self-petitioner sought a national interest waiver of the job offer requirement. The service center found he qualified for the underlying classification but denied the waiver. On appeal, the AAO dismissed because the signatures on the appeal form and the representation form appeared electronically copied and not valid original handwritten signatures. The merits were not reached.

A petitioner sought EB-1A extraordinary ability classification. The AAO dismissed the appeal on procedural grounds, finding the signature on Form I-290B did not match the petitioner's signatures elsewhere in the record, rendering the appeal not properly filed and lacking valid legal standing.

An EB-1A extraordinary ability petition was dismissed on procedural grounds. The appeal was not properly filed because the petitioner's counsel signed both the petitioner and preparer portions of the Form I-290B, rather than the petitioner signing their own portion. The matter was dismissed as improperly filed without reaching the merits of extraordinary ability claims.

A restaurant petitioned for an executive chef's O-1A classification. The AAO dismissed the appeal on procedural grounds: signature discrepancies on Form G-28 and Form I-290B prevented recognition of counsel and the appeal itself, rendering the merits unreachable.